When one strolls by like this it’s hard not to take 100 shots, even if you know they will all look the same.
Classic Spoonbill Portrait
Category Archives: Spoonbill
Attention Everyone !!!
When you see (or hear) this get ready.
This means there’s a good chance they will all scatter. It’s the warning.
The sound is like a long dry cough, not at all what you would expect.
Above you can see all the Spoonbill stopped feeding and are alert.
Of course like any group around food they can also ignore the one calling.
The morning I shot these I don’t think a single bird flew off after an alert. Guess I’m not that scary LOL.
Catching A Landing, Spoonbill
I think these are a much cleaner landing series than the last few published. The Spoonbill here decided to not land in the middle of the flock.
This shows off his fancy foot work.
Above one of the others could almost be laughing at him.
It was pretty a pretty smooth touch down though.
Roseate Spoonbill, ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Spoonbill Polite Eating Habits
Eating habits are cultural, and of course what you eat. Some places forks are used, others long slim wooden implements.
Here spoons are the choice.
Typically it’s grab as much as you can.
Spit out whatever you don’t want.
Quickly dip for seconds (before someone else does).
Another ‘you can’t make this stuff up’ moment.
Low Flying Spoon
The one that ‘got away’, managed to get one clear shot only.
I saw him coming, had plenty of time, and blew it.
Roseate Spoonbill, Donnelley, South Carolina.
Quick Take Off, Spoonbill
No wasted effort here.
A quick jump in the air, and gone.
Close Encounter, Pink Style
Some days I come home with not a lot of keepers. There’s always something because of where we are, but there are days better than others
This was one of the better days.
Spoonbill photobombs.
Three Amigos
Double-crested Cormorants on either side of a Roseate Spoonbill.
They couldn’t be anymore different.
Best viewed large.
